-았/었던

Meaning

1. 1

   An expression used to recall a past incident or state, and indicate that activity related to the incident or state has been suspended, and remains incomplete.

   과거의 사건이나 상태를 다시 떠올리거나 그 사건이나 상태가 완료되지 않고 중단되었다는 의미를 나타내는 표현.

Example sentences

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• 키가 작았던 동생이 어느새 쑥 커 버렸다.

  My younger brother, who used to be short, has shot up before I knew it.

• 조금 전에 승규를 만났던 지수에게 승규가 어디에 갔냐고 물었다.

  I asked Jisu, who had met Seunggyu a little earlier, where Seunggyu had gone.

• 이 동네는 예전에 내가 살았던 때랑 별로 변한 게 없는 것 같았다.

  This neighborhood didn't seem to have changed much since the time I used to live here.

• 오랜만에 모교를 방문하니 운동장에서 뛰어놀았던 학생 시절이 생각났다.

  Visiting my old school after a long time, I remembered my school days running around on the playground.

• 작년에 갔던 그 바닷가에 또 가고 싶다.

  I want to go back to that beach we went to last year.

  나도 그래. 그때 참 재미있었는데.

  Me too. It was so much fun back then.

• 아버지가 젊었던 시절의 사진을 보면 굉장히 미남이셨다.

  Looking at photos from when my father was young, he was really handsome.